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"Australia faces a more complex and dangerous world than at any time since the
threat of Japanese invasion during the second world war.
The global economy is being scrambled by the Trump administration’s
weaponisation of the trade regime, rising protectionism and efforts to reduce
supply chain vulnerabilities. The United States has soured on old alliances,
threatened takeovers of neighbours and withdrawn from global institutions.
And it’s just started another war in the Middle East that threatens to engulf
the entire region.
In response to US President Donald Trump’s recent actions, Canadian Prime
Minister Mark Carney has made a full-throated appeal for middle powers to build
a better global order in the face of the current “rupture” of the old ways.
Australia’s leaders, by comparison, have been circumspect – conservative even –
about the challenges we face. Wittingly or not, Australia’s words and deeds
embody a strategy of cautious incrementalism that is at odds with an era of
radical change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
